Ornament



Dec. 10, 1929. RICE 1,738,613

ORNAMENE Filed Sept. 22, 1927 IN VEN TOR.

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ATTORNEYS.

Patented Dec. 10; 1929 were ORNAMENT I Application filed September 22, 1927. Serial in; 221,209.

This invention relates to an ornament consisting of a cluster of artificial pearls, which may be worn for personal adornment suspended as a pendant or attached to the person in various other ways; and the object of this invention is to provide a cluster of artificial pearls in which the pearls are substantially rigid relative to the ornament as a whole.

A further object of the invention is to provide a secondary ornamentation to cover the securing means for the stems o1 the pearls and enhance the decorative effects of the ornament.

\Vith these and other objects in view, the invention consists of certain novel features of construction, as will be more fully described, and particularly pointed out in the appended claim.

In the accompanying drawings: 7 I

Fig. 1 is a front elevation of the ornament.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view through one of the artificial pearls showing its stem extending therefrom.

Fig. 3 is a front elevation illustrating the cluster of pearls with their stems soldered together. 7

Fig. 4 is a side elevation of the secondary ornamental means.

Fig. 5 is a sectional view of the ornamental cup for covering the securing means for the different component parts of the ornament.

Fig. 6 is an edge view of the ornament.

It is found desirable in the forming of orna- 35 ments consisting of a cluster of pearls to so construct the same that the pearls will be substantially rigid and not likely to become accidentally or inadvertently detached or displaced with reference to the symmetry of the 10 whole, which I have accomplished by molding the artificial pearls about stems extending therefrom and rigidly securing these stems together byv solder, and in order to further enhance the appearance of the ornament, l have l5 provided a secondary ornamentation mounted on the stems of the pearls consisting of artistically arranged leaves some of which form a cap to cover the securing means for the parts 'tion of one construction by which these advantageous results may be obtained:

'lVith reference to the drawing, 10 designates a metallic stem upon which an artificial pearl formed of glass is formed by spinning the v 're stem in molten glass until the correct shape andsize is acquired, as at 11, in After'the glass base is formed it is dipped in a fish scale solution to form the opalescent covering 12 thereon to give a rangement'of the pearls may be of great variety that shown has a middle pearl 13 with a stem 14 extending therefrom and the smaller pearls 15 and 16 each having stems 17 and 18 extending therefrom. The stems of each of these pearls are joined together by a solder 19 leaving a portion 20 of the stem 14 extendingbeyond the joint to be formed into a loop 21, as illustrated in Figs. 1 and 6, and

the smaller pearls 15 and 16 are then all ar-f vpearlAlike appearance to the same. The arconfigurationsuch as leaves 23 having stems 24 secured together which are so arranged and positioned as to add ornamental beauty to the device as a wholej The solder 19 is covered by a cap 25 having an opening 26 thereinto permit the loop 21 to be passed therethrough to hide the unsightly solder 19 from View where the component parts of the ornament are joined together and to also assist in holding the parts in assembled position. An ornament as here described may simulate a bunch of berries or grapes and be highly attractive in appearance, the pearls being rigidly or semi-rigidly fixed relative to each other tofalways maintain their most artistic arrangement in which they have been placed by the manufacturerand yet the device is constructed in such a manner that it may be inexpensively formed.

The foregoing description is directed solely towards the construction illustrated, but I desire it to be understood that I reserve the privilege of resorting to all the mechanical changes to which the device is susceptible, the invention being defined and limited only by the terms of the appended claim.

I claim: V v

An ornament comprising a middle artificial pearl with a metallic stem extending therefrom, a plurality of smaller artificial pearls at each side of the middle pearl arranged symmetrically and with the smallest I pearl most distant from the middle pearl, a

metallic stem fixed to each of said smaller pearls With their extremities soldered to- V gether and soldered. to the stem of the middle pearl, secondary ornamentation formed in halves; each half consisting of leaves and covering one side of the point of soldering atta-chment of the stems, and an'eye'formed from the stem of. the middle pearl bywhich the ornament as a Whole may be suspended.

, ,In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

ISAAC Ll RICE. 

